Esprit Marin

Bodegas Ignacio Marin

Baron de Lajoyosa Gran Reserva Cariñena Garnacha Blend 2008

Drinking this 2008 in 2026 and wow. What a treat. Dark berries. Subtle oak. Smooth silky on the tongue. What a bargain — a month ago

Tablas Creek Vineyard

Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc Paso Robles Roussanne Blend 2012

Some bottle variation on these, but this one was excellent. — 2 years ago

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Pinotman /// Andreas

Pinotman /// Andreas

Used to visit the winery. Prices kind of took of.

Tablas Creek Vineyard

Esprit de Tablas Adelaida District Mourvedre Blend 2021

Read the hype, bought the bargain, drank it alone like a responsible adult. Too bad the 2021 is too young and tight-wound at first, but on day three it exhaled and pulled me completely inward. Magnetic. I am sold. Deep and complex, there are too many layers to name, but i immensely enjoy the fruit’s push against the savory pull. Quietly persuasive rather than flashy. — 3 months ago

Tablas Creek Vineyard

Esprit Blanc de Tablas Roussanne Blend 2013

Called Chenin or old Riesling. Fox fur and oil can. Lovely peach. Chagrined. — 6 months ago

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Champagne Collet

Esprit Couture Brut 1er Cru Champagne Blend 2012

Vintage 2012 | Refined elegance — a year ago

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Esprit de Pavie

Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

2018 vintage. A blend of Merlot (65%), Cabernet Franc (20%), and Cabernet Sauvignon from diverse vineyards in Saint-Emilion and Côtes de Castillon owned by the Perse family. Aged for 15 months in used barrels from Pavie and Monbousquet. A solid,bold wine, ready to drink, with good fruit and some of the chalkiness that I associate with Castillon. Abv. 14,5%. — 3 months ago

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Tablas Creek Vineyard

Panoplie Esprit de Beaucastel Red Rhone Blend 2005

Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service. The 2005 “Panoplie” pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous, with notes of ripe and desiccated black and red fruit: blackberries, Marionberries, raspberries, black cherry, strawberry, leather, mushrooms, purple flowers, cocoa, old wood and a mix of dry organic and inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and simply delicious. Drink now through 2040+. — 7 months ago

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